Five-star Jadeja matches Vinoo Mankad

March 17, 2017 23:23 IST

Interesting numbers from day two of Ranchi Test

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja celebrates picking up five wickets after the end of Australia's first innings on Friday. Photograph: BCCI

178* Steve Smith’s score – highest by an Australian captain in India, beating Michael Clarke’s 130 at Chennai in 2012-13. It was also the third highest score by an Australian in India, after Dean Jones’ 210 in 1986-87 and Matthew Hayden’s 203 in 2000-01 – both at Chennai.

13 Number of players who have scored a hundred in each of three form of international cricket – Tests, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. Glenn Maxwell is the latest entrant to this club, which has only Shane Watson as other Aussie.

8 Number of five-wicket innings hauls for Ravindra Jadeja in Tests -- same as that of Vinoo Mankad. Now only Bishan Singh Bedi (14) has taken more five-fors than him among all Indian left-arm spinners.

20.09 Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling average in India -- best for an Indian bowler with 50 or more Test wickets.